The mainland Chinese charge into Hong Kong print media appears imminent, with the city's most influential English-language newspaper confirming that it has received a preliminary takeover offer.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his two-day visit to Singapore on Tuesday (Nov 24) evening. From signing key agreements to having dinner at the popular Indian vegetarian restaurant Komala Vilas, here are seven things about his trip:
Though the Arctic is a "seemingly distant region", its developments have a great impact on Singapore, both environmentally and economically, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday.
Myanmar's President Thein Sein, a former top army general who has steered the country through five years towards the free market and democratic reforms, has accepted an invitation to meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi but only after the official results of the Nov 8 election are declared.
Singapore has stepped up its scrutiny of foreign carriers to ensure safe skies, as passenger and flight numbers continue to rise.
From first-time voters to the elderly, millions queued to cast their ballots on Sunday (Nov 8) in Myanmar’s first genuinely multi-party election in a generation. Observers said the poll was peaceful - a landmark achievement in a country only recently emerged from decades of military rule.
Singapore and China are set to adopt a new strategic framework aimed at deepening ties and cooperation as they mark 25 years of diplomatic relations
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday (Nov 7), the first meeting between the top leaders of the two sides since 1949.
Leaders of South Korea, Japan and China called for greater trilateral cooperation in trade and security on Sunday (Nov 1) and agreed to face up to history.They also urged more efforts in resuming six-party talks aimed at denuclearising North Korea and promoting peace in North-east Asia.
A humanitarian crisis looms in Indonesia as the prolonged dry spell, coupled with waterbombing aircraft getting nowhere near fires seething deep below peatlands, all but ended any hope of a real respite from the haze in the weeks ahead.
Crackdowns in Thailand and Bangladesh have disrupted the people smugglers who prey on Bangladeshis and Rohingya from Myanmar - but the effect may be temporary and the region must prepare for more boat people over the next six months, migration experts say.
Russia has rejected demands from Western governments to set up an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in July last year.
Negotiations on the largest regional trade accord in history concluded last week. Pundits have since weighed in on which groups of nations stand to gain or lose from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), as the agreement is called.
Thousands of politicians began trooping to election offices across the Philippines yesterday, kicking off a rambunctious seven-month campaign season.
A multinational effort to fight forest fires in Indonesia began on Sunday (Oct 11) as Singapore joined forces with other countries to help douse fires in South Sumatra.
Chinese tourists are likely to have spent at record levels over the country's week-long National Day holiday, shrugging off the darkening outlook over its economy and the impact of a punishing stock market rout earlier in the year.
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